Hi all, after 4 years I've decided that its time to upgrade my pc (or buy a whole new one, which is one of my dilemmas). I havent been keeping up-to-date since I put together my current rig so I'm a bit lost on where to start and what to upgrade/scrap.
My current specs are as follows:
Intel(R) Core 2 Quad CPU Q9300 @2.50GHz
2x Corsair DDR2 2GB Ram (its actually 4Gb total but i'm still using windows xp, i know i'm that lazy)
Asus P5Q Pro Motherboard
Asus Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
Samsung HD103UJ 500GB sata drive (i think...)
Asus Xonar DX soundcard
Forgive my ignorance but like i said i put this thing together 3-4 years ago and I cant find the original boxes/paperwork to give you the exact model numbers, once i restart the pc i'll also put down my power supply.
Now, my first question is this, do I have anything worth saving/upgrading? like for example the motherboard? and if its worth keeping will it be compatible with the high-end processors/gfx cards that are on the market currently?
My general uses for the computer are browsing, word/excel for work/study, high-def movies, and working with multiple programs at once, I usually have my BS player always on while working or playing a game, i play most of my games windowed just for that purpose.
Feel free to post an 'upgraded' spec or a whole new one, my budget is around 700-800 euros not including the monitor, keyboard and mouse since I'm happy with what I already have, my dvd-write drive is also in a pretty good condition so I dont think i'll need a new one, and the blu-ray writers are still a bit too expensive to be value for money spent.
Thanks in advance for any helpful input provided!!
My current specs are as follows:
Intel(R) Core 2 Quad CPU Q9300 @2.50GHz
2x Corsair DDR2 2GB Ram (its actually 4Gb total but i'm still using windows xp, i know i'm that lazy)
Asus P5Q Pro Motherboard
Asus Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
Samsung HD103UJ 500GB sata drive (i think...)
Asus Xonar DX soundcard
Forgive my ignorance but like i said i put this thing together 3-4 years ago and I cant find the original boxes/paperwork to give you the exact model numbers, once i restart the pc i'll also put down my power supply.
Now, my first question is this, do I have anything worth saving/upgrading? like for example the motherboard? and if its worth keeping will it be compatible with the high-end processors/gfx cards that are on the market currently?
My general uses for the computer are browsing, word/excel for work/study, high-def movies, and working with multiple programs at once, I usually have my BS player always on while working or playing a game, i play most of my games windowed just for that purpose.
Feel free to post an 'upgraded' spec or a whole new one, my budget is around 700-800 euros not including the monitor, keyboard and mouse since I'm happy with what I already have, my dvd-write drive is also in a pretty good condition so I dont think i'll need a new one, and the blu-ray writers are still a bit too expensive to be value for money spent.
Thanks in advance for any helpful input provided!!
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